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If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider [it]? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth [not] he know [it]? and shall [not] he render to [every] man according to his works?

If thou sayest {H559}, Behold, we knew {H3045} it not; doth not he that pondereth {H8505} the heart {H3826} consider {H995} it? and he that keepeth {H5341} thy soul {H5315}, doth not he know {H3045} it? and shall not he render {H7725} to every man {H120} according to his works {H6467}?

If you say, "We knew nothing about it,"won't he who weighs hearts discern it? Yes, he who guards you will know it and repay each one as his deeds deserve.

If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?

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Cross-References

  • Job 34:11 (8 votes)

    For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to [his] ways.

  • Revelation 2:23 (6 votes)

    And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

  • Romans 2:6 (5 votes)

    Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

  • Proverbs 21:2 (5 votes)

    ¶ Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

  • Jeremiah 17:10 (4 votes)

    I the LORD search the heart, [I] try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, [and] according to the fruit of his doings.

  • Ecclesiastes 5:8 (4 votes)

    If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for [he that is] higher than the highest regardeth; and [there be] higher than they.

  • 1 Samuel 16:7 (4 votes)

    But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.